Ligonier 2nd majority-Hispanic town in state

Fort Wayne – Perhaps no other story coming out of the 2000 census was more significant than the explosion of the nation’s Hispanic population, a movement that continues 10 years later.

In many Indiana towns, Hispanic increases of more than 100 percent were not uncommon in 2000. Fort Wayne saw a 154 percent increase in Hispanic residents through the 1990s.

While the rate has slowed, the numbers are no less significant. The city marked a 70 percent increase in Hispanics between 2000 and 2010, according to figures released last week.